If we were at war, recent orders to strike boats in the Caribbean and Pacific would violate U.S. and international law. But we’re not at war, there’s no congressional action authorizing this violence, and these strikes amount to murder.

The Trump administration knows it, which is why they’re scrambling to cover up troubling details of a September 2 strike that have lawmakers demanding answers.

Defense Secretary Hegseth has recently attempted to justify the strikes that Admiral Bradley carried out under his orders, saying that the shipwrecked survivors clinging to wreckage were “still in the fight.” That claim has been called into question by the handful of lawmakers who have seen footage of the strike, including Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), who called it “one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”

It’s evidence the public deserves to see. It’s also a video Pentagon leadership doesn’t want you to see, because Hegseth and his cronies know that support for their lawless campaign is already on the rocks, and could evaporate further once people in the United States see what’s being done in their names. As multiple lawmakers push the Pentagon to release the video, we need to pile on the pressure by urging ALL lawmakers, on both sides of the aisle, to get answers we deserve.